Legal Opinion
Terra Resources, Inc. v. Lake Charles Dredging & Towing Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1983No. 81-3330PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Once again we set sail on the muddy seas of Louisiana contribution and indemnity law. Our voyage’s purpose is to determine whether the district court erred in requiring Aetna Casualty & Surety to indemnify Lake Charles Dredging & Towing, Inc. and Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. for money paid in settlement to Terra Resources, Inc., and other plaintiffs (Terra)1 for damages caused when three drifting barges crashed into an oil production facility and pipeline. Finding no error, we affirm.
On the night of January 25, 1978, the unmanned barges, two owned by Parker…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- LeJeune v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Appalachian Corp. v. Brooklyn Cooperage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Green v. Taca International AirlinesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Tankrederiet Gefion A/S v. Hyman-Michaels Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Kathy L. Joiner, Etc. v. Diamond M Drilling Co. And Halliburton Company, and Third-Party v. Dr. C. Babson Fresh, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Fontenot v. Mesa Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Katie Coleman v. School Board of Richland Parish, Defendant-Third Party v. Mid-Continent Casualty Insurance Co., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Chevron Oronite Company, LLC v. Jacobs Field SvcsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
- Farrell Lines, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Ransom v. Camcraft, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
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